Brig. Gen. Robert Nelson Getty

USMA Class of 1878. Cullum No. 2750. He was the son of General George W. Getty and Elizabeth G. Stevenson Getty. On October 14, 1885, he married Cornelia Thomas Colegate at the Epiphany Church of Washington, D.C.

The New York Times April 16, 1941 Brigadier General Getty, Indian Fighter, 86 Served With Casey's Scouts Against the Sioux, 1890-1891 Dies in San Francisco He Saw Action in Cuba Was in the Philippines, 1900-1903 Son of General ‘Gentle Bob' Getty of Civil War [Researcher's note: newspaper article mistakenly appends "Gentle Bob" to his father, whereas it was BG Robert Nelson Getty who was known as "Gentle Bob".] San Francisco, April 15. Brigadier General Robert Nelson Getty, United States Army, retired, died here today in Letterman General Hospital at the age of 86.

General Getty was graduated at West Point in 1878, and fought in the last of the Indian campaigns, and in the Spanish-American and World Wars. He was a son of General George W. (Gentle Bob) Getty of Civil War fame.

General Getty was born in Hamilton, New York, January 17, 1855. He served with Casey's Scouts against the Sioux Indians in 1890 and 1891 and with the Fifth Army Corps in Cuba in 1898, participating in the battles of El Caney and San Juan and in the siege of Santiago. He was in the Philippines from 1900 to 1903.

Surviving General Getty are four daughters and one son, Mrs. James N. Peale, Eleanor Getty, Mrs. Carl Minnigerode and Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, and Robert N. Getty Jr. A funeral service will be held Thursday at Godeau's Funeral Parlors in this city and at the New Post Chapel, San Francisco Presidio.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 3 2020, 19:31:35 UTC